Three hundred years after Acts of Union united the parliaments of England and Scotland Professor Mark Blyth regretfully argues that a separation is almost inevitable. Scots voted to stay in the EU but the votes of their southern neighbors pulled them out. Economically, the failure of London’s economic model to deliver growth to the rest of the UK and the record of the government are pushing Scotland out of the UK.
Blyth points to the overwhelming and growing support of younger voters for independence who have been left by years of austerity with little to lose from cutting the ties. He discussed the international ramifications, the antipathy of EU countries like Spain to successful secessions, the implications for the UN and NATO if the home of British nuclear weapons pulled out, the reaction of other countries, the US and even China in terms of military and diplomatic options for an independent Scotland and foreign direct investment.
Political Economist Mark Blyth dispassionately and objectively discussed the options and pitfalls with FPA President Ian Williams.
